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Plot: Michael Caine was robbed of an Oscar. He gives his finest performance in a decade as big-talking small-time agent Ray Say, a paunchy, pale life of the party hiding his desperation under gold chains a...( read more read more... )nd cool bravura. When he hears the almost magical voice of Jane Horrocks's meek little LV (short for Little Voice) fill her bedroom with the rich voice of Judy Garland, he sees his ticket to the big time. Little Voice is ostensibly LV's story, and in fact the original play was written for Horrocks, whose amazing vocal impressions of Garland, Shirley Bassey, and Marilyn Monroe (among others) form the centerpiece performance of the film. But as directed by Mark Herman (Brassed Off), the story of this mousy girl who shuts herself in from a bellowing world is just as overwhelmed by the bombastic characters as LV herself. Brenda Blethyn babbles a blue streak as LV's overbearing mother, Mari, an aging widow who escapes her unhappiness in carousing and becomes almost pathologically jealous when Ray's attentions turn from her to LV. As Ray puts his dreams on the line for LV's showcase, he reveals his true self: a venal man who spits and barks out his bottled-up anger in an astoundingly bile-filled delivery of Roy Orbison's "It's Over." The showstopping moment once again overwhelms LV's tale, but Caine's performance is so astounding it seems a fair trade. --Sean Axmaker

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  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    July 15, 2008
    I loved this film! Brenda Blethyn is at her best and Michael Caine is hilarious. A funny little story and a great British film!
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 27, 2008
    Jane Horrocks made this film funny without her it would of been a big flop

    isnt my favourite movie but it was funny for a one time watch
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 8, 2008
    Jane Horrocks was Brilliant!

    I was damn well annoyed and surprised that she was not nominated for more major awards, particularly as the film showcased her uncanny and amazingly precise vocal impressions...she was quite simply flawless...Michael Caine gave a fantastic performance as well, very cunning and emotional...
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 1, 2008
    Love this one...Jane Horrocks, Michael Caine, & Brenda Blethyn are AMAZING! It's one of those quiet gems that people should seek out...
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 25, 2008
    Each character is so strange and creepy and played extremely well by every actor that it almost seems like you are a fly on the wall inside this crazy story.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 17, 2007
    About a young woman who very rarley speaks and when she does it is only a skweek but her mums new boyfriend dicovers the singing voice in her and manages to get her on a stage and sing her heart out but once the whole thing is over she doesnt stay that way and and wont go back on the stage again the next night which sends her mum and her boyfriend mad........
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 9, 2007
    Well... some things in this were fantastic, like how LV sang Michael Caine up the stairs and down again (litteraly!), and seeing Ewan McGregor tending to pigeons is just adorable, but I still had a problem with this movie. It was just to mean. The only likable character was McGregor, and he didn't have that much to do. Everyone else was basically freaking me out. Her dad seems to have been a decent man though. To bad he was dead.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    November 4, 2007
    michael caine and ewan mcgregor are the only actors i'm familiar with but the girl who was LV was fabulous. I've watched this at Glorietta once and bought its video. i love her voice and her performance indeed there is no little when it comes to the title characters rendition.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 11, 2007
    If you're a Ewan McGregor fan you should see Little Voice. He is so good along with Michael Caine who plays a likable bastard. Ewan on the other hand is shy and sooo adorable.
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    August 1, 2007
    I have no idea why, or what it is, but something about this movie just grabs your attention. You get sucked in and you can't stop thinking about its unique characters and their strange personalities. I'm not sure if it was an independant film or a foriegn film, maybe both, but it definatly was...different.
  • 1.0 Star
    MCT:
    June 10, 2007
    This movie is NUTS. I don't understand why is was made or where half of the actors came from... but it is truly unique. I'm a huge Judy Garland fan, which is the only reason I saw this movie in the first place... I honestly did not know whether to laugh or scream by the ending.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    May 9, 2007
    Jane Horrocks is AMAZING as the meek young woman who is able to sing in the voices of her heroes -- Marilyn Monroe, Shirley Bassey and Judy Garland. Brenda Blethyn as her braying ass of a mother and Michael Caine as the has-been (or is it never-was) promoter trying to get rich off Little Voice, known as LV, if he can only get her out of her room. But she'll only sing for one man.
  • 5.0 Stars
    MCT:
    February 7, 2007
    So great and hilarious.Michael Caine and Brenda Blethyn give unforgettable performances.Jane Horrocks is adorable and born to play this role.Shes amazing.But even more amazing is that Michael Caine steals this movie as Ray Say
  • 0.5 Stars
    MCT:
    January 18, 2007
    this movie is so bad. its so long i couldnt want 4 it to be done. i like michael caine but u cant like it. the mom was so annoying. it was awful. i wouldnt ever watch ita gain. ewan mcgregor is good but hes always good cuz hes cool
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    December 27, 2006
    A favourite of mine. Jane Horrocks is awesome, her ability to "do" all those legendary voices is amazing. And Ewan McGregor is adorable in this movie!
  • 3.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 17, 2006
    Worth watching for the soundtrack and Michael Caine's performance alone. And then you have the lovely Ewan playing an adorable pigeon fancier to boot! However, I found the plot frustrating in places though - I wanted to shake Jane Horrocks' character at points to try and wake her up. Perhaps that's just my problem as I find it hard to empathise with weak characters. Brenda Blethyn is good too - if a little loud and crass at times.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    November 3, 2006
    Jane Horrocks and Ewan McGregor were so sweet together. My trouble: the magic of Jane Horrocks's impersonations is diluted by being on film.
  • 4.5 Stars
    MCT:
    October 23, 2006
    Autistic young woman harbours a secret talent - she has the voice of an angel - or at least can impersonate some of the world's greatest singers from Shirley Bassey to Marilyn Monroe.

    Mourning her late father and surviving with a loud mouthed brassy mother, she is spotted by greasy talent agent Michael Caine.

    Can Caine get her to perform in public? Brilliant performances all-round, scene stealing performance by Jim Broadbent as club owner Mr Boo.

    A classic...please watch!
  • 2.5 Stars
    MCT:
    October 23, 2006
    This movie was not at ALL the light, inspirational comedy I was expecting, but still not bad. Michael Caine is a little disappointing, but he's just there to get butts in the seats for EXCELLENT performances by Brenda Blethyn (who plays vulnerable and entirely despicable all at once) and Jane Horrocks, who does the most dead on impersonations of Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, and Shirley Bassey. The climax is waay too over-the-top and damages the nice little thing this film had going for it, but ultimately worth the watching for those two performances.
  • 3.0 Stars
    MCT:
    August 28, 2006
    I only saw the second half, but it seemed I had started watching at the perfect time because suddenly so much was happeneing. Strange little girl with all her Dorothy impressions, but it looks like a very appealing film.
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 30, 2006
    A girl with a great singing voice gets attention from the pigeon farmer (Ewan McGregor). And is she going to make a career as a singer with help from him, her mum that doesn't like her and the pigeon farmer??
  • 4.0 Stars
    MCT:
    June 5, 2006
    Worth seeing, if only for the novelty of Jane Horrocks's awesome mimicking talents. It's pretty crazy to witness, though probably not as much as on stage. The romance between Horrocks and Ewan McGregor is very sweet, and the always reliable Brenda Blethyn and Michael Caine are awesome.

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  • Rated: (R)
  • Directed by: Mark Herman
  • Genres: Art House & International, Drama, Comedy
  • Released: December 4, 1998
  • DVD Released: January 15, 2002

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